Boise State Set to Host Four Matches

WHAT'S NEXT
No. 61 Boise State men's tennis will host four matches March 13-14 at Appleton Tennis Center. The Broncos open the weekend Friday against No. 72 Cal Poly at 10 a.m. MT, followed by a matchup with Montana State at 6 p.m. MT. Boise State returns to the court Saturday to face No. 38 Santa Clara at 10 a.m. MT before closing the weekend against DePaul at 6 p.m. MT.

THE FIELD
No. 61 Boise State will host two ranked opponents, No. 38 Santa Clara and No. 72 Cal Poly, along with DePaul and Montana State.

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
No. 72 Cal Poly enters the matchup with an 8-4 overall record. The Mustangs are still seeking their first road victory after dropping their first three away matches. Cal Poly is 2-1 against Mountain West opponents this season, earning 6-1 wins over New Mexico on Feb. 2 and Nevada on Feb. 6. Boise State has won the last three meetings and leads the all-time series over Cal Poly, 9-3.

SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Montana State enters the match with a 3-7 record, with all seven losses coming on the road. The Bobcats most recently fell to Utah, 7-0, on March 7. Boise State has not lost to Montana State since May 5, 1991, and carries a 27-match winning streak in the series. The Broncos lead the all-time series, 50-7.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEMONS
DePaul enters the weekend with a 3-9 overall record and is 0-4 on the road this season. The Blue Demons last won on Feb. 28, sweeping Army 4-0, and also earned a 4-1 victory over No. 62 Cal Poly at home that same day. Boise State will face DePaul for just the second time in program history. The Broncos won the first meeting, 4-1, on March 10, 2002.

SCOUTING THE (OTHER) BRONCOS
No. 38 Santa Clara enters the match with its highest national ranking since 2013. The Broncos have won six-straight over Santa Clara and hold a 10-2 overall record. Santa Clara is undefeated against Mountain West opponents this season, earning a 6-1 win over New Mexico on Feb. 21 and a 4-2 victory over UNLV on Feb. 22. Boise State leads the all-time series 11-6 and has won the last three meetings.

MILESTONE WATCH
Seven Broncos are approaching the 20-win mark in singles this season. Taiyo Kurata and Filip Soderqvist each need two more victories, while Stewart Aronson, Julius Seifert, Avery Tallakson and Lukas Velik are three wins away. Carson Baker is also within reach, sitting four wins shy of 20. In doubles, Baker and Tallakson are one victory away from 15 wins together this season, while Kurata and Seifert need two more wins to reach 10 as a pair.

MW FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Soderqvist was named Mountain West Freshman of the Week on Feb. 18 and March 11. He now owns two weekly honors this season, accounting for both of Boise State's weekly awards.

ALL-MW RETURNER
Baker earned All-Mountain West distinctions in singles and doubles last season, marking the sole active Bronco to hold such honors on the 2026 roster.

THE ROSTER
Boise State's roster consists of seven returners (Baker, Adam Duda, Idriss Haddouch, Kurata, Seifert, Michael Seversen and Velik), one transfer from Clemson (Aronson), another transfer from New Mexico (Talllakson) and one freshman (Soderqvist).

IN THE RANKINGS
The last team, singles and doubles rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) on March 10:

Team

Rank	Team
38	Santa Clara
61	Boise State
72	Cal Poly

Doubles

Rank	Names	Team
27	Luca Bluett/John Kim	Santa Clara

REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS
Boise State has won five regular season conference titles all-time. The Broncos' first year as a member of a conference that played a regular season round robin was 2009 when they were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They went on to win that first WAC title and have since followed with three in the MW (2012, 2014, 2024 and 2025).

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Since joining the conference for the 2012 campaign, the Broncos have won six MW tournament championships (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024). Boise State has won 18 conference tournament titles overall in the program's history spanning four conferences: Big Sky (1974, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996), Big West (1997, 1999, 2000), Western Athletic (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007), and the six in the MW (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024).

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES
The Broncos have competed in 21 NCAA tournaments all-time, including the last three in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

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Idriss Haddouch

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Lukas Velik

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